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The Draft International Standards for Drone Operations developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) were formally released Wednesday for public consultation, with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public being invited to submit comments by January 21, 2019. A final adoption of the standards is expected to be
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General has announced that it will be conducting an audit of the FAA’s role in authorizing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS/drone) flights within the National Airspace System. The continuing growth of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) within the National Airspace
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The UK's Civil Aviation Authority International has launched a new one-day training course covering Unmanned Aircraft Systems regulation. Titled “Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulation”, the course will provide delegates with an understanding of the regulatory framework associated with the operation of unmanned aircraft systems. The course explores
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The Kansas Department of Transportation is starting the testing phase of the Integration Pilot Program this week. Flights by Iris Automation will focus on enabling new detect and avoid capabilities for drones. Iris Automation will be testing its collision avoidance technology in the airspace above Gypsum’s farmlands. The technology
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The SAFIR consortium, a group of 13 public and private organizations, has been selected by Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) to demonstrate integrated Drone Traffic Management for a broad range of drone operations in Belgium. The goal of the SAFIR project is to contribute to the
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The UK CAA has issued a Safety Notice which applies to operators of the DJI Matrice 200 series multi-rotor small unmanned aircraft.A small number of incidents have been recently reported where the aircraft has suffered a complete loss of power during flight, despite indications that there was sufficient battery
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A series of drone demonstrations will soon get underway at urban and rural locations across Europe, thanks to funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking within the framework the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility programme. With a co-financing of EUR 9.5 million, the demos aim to illustrate that Europe is
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EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc launched the European network for drone demonstration projects on October 19. The network will become a forum to share knowledge on how to keep drone operations safe, secure and green. It will focus on the so-called U-space: a system that connects all drones flying in
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PAE ISR, LLC, the original equipment manufacturer of the Resolute Eagle, signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to conduct a demonstration in the National Airspace System in 2020 and work toward full integration of unmanned aerial systems into the NAS. Beth Beach "The Resolute Eagle, is a Group III
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Avitas Systems, a GE venture, received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly an unmanned aerial system (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Loving County, Texas. The permission authorizes the company to fly a UAS over 55 lb at low altitudes without a visual observer for industrial inspection;
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At ICAO’s Second Air Cargo Development Forum in Zhengzhou, China (5-7 Sept. 2018), I had the honour of moderating 2 sessions, which permitted me to more fully realize the current status and potential of the use of RPAS in the air cargo supply chain. However, it also permitted me
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On Friday, October 5, 2018, the President signed into law H.R. 302, the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018,” which reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration and related revenue authorities through September 30, 2023. It modifies the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance authorities; provides $1.68 billion in emergency